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“Vinzent is an independent and creative researcher who shows exceptional ability in combining large historical data sets with modern quantitative methods and theoretical modelling.” This is how the researcher who wrote the best thesis of the year at LUSEM is described in the prize nomination. Congratulations, Vinzent Ostermeyer! In his doctoral thesis, titled “Why Firms Grow: The Roles of Institut

https://www.lusem.lu.se/internal/article/vinzent-ostermeyer-wrote-best-doctoral-thesis-lusem-2023 - 2026-06-07

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Eva Nordmark was 62 when she received her Alzheimer’s diagnosis. But rather than life ending, it gave her the chance to reclaim parts of her life that she had not previously had time for. It is a sunny autumn day at the Humlamaden rehab centre outside Veberöd, and the stable is full of life and activity. The 32-year-o

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/when-memory-fails - 2026-06-05

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. A new epidemiological study from Lund University and Skåne University Hospital in Sweden shows that there is a connection between high levels of the gastrointestinal hormone GIP in the blood, and an elevated risk of cardiovascular disease. It is well known that the intestinal hormones GIP and GLP-1 are important for i

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/gut-hormone-can-increase-risk-cardiovascular-disease - 2026-06-05

On December 10, After Science Network will be launched – a new initiative for doctoral students and postdocs at Lund University who want to explore opportunities beyond academia or utilise their research through innovation. We speak with Johannes Jonasson, President of the DOKT (The Doctoral Student Guild at LTH), about why the network is needed. Lund university’s innovation office LU Innovation,

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/new-network-doctoral-students-curious-about-alternative-career-paths - 2026-06-06

Hållbarhetsforskaren och konstnären Emma Johansson har använt konst som forskningsmetod i nästan åtta år. För henne erbjuder konsten ett alternativ för att samla in och sammanställa kunskap och information. Det är också ett sätt att ge tillbaka till de grupper som har bidragit till forskningen, eftersom de kan använda tavlorna för att berätta om sin situation för andra. År 2015 var första gången h

https://www.lu.se/artikel/hon-later-bilden-tala - 2026-06-06

Den här artikeln är över 5 år gammal, och informationen kan därför vara inaktuell. Forskare inom neurologi och stamceller vid Lunds universitet i Sverige har utvecklat en forskningmodell som gör det möjligt att studera mänskliga nervceller från hippocampus. Det är dessa hjärnceller som främst drabbas av sjukdom vid Alzheimers sjukdom. Studien har publicerats i tidskriften Stem Cell Reports. Vid Al

https://www.medicin.lu.se/artikel/ny-forskning-banar-vagen-att-utveckla-behandlingar-som-kan-bromsa-alzheimers-sjukdom - 2026-06-07

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. This year’s Association of American Geographers’ conference got me thinking about maps. I’ve been to a fair few geography conferences but, funny enough, have never really come across very many maps. Or, rather, have given them very little thought. This year, wherever I turned there they were. And they were truly, deep

https://www.lucsus.lu.se/article/blog-post-reflections-years-association-american-geographers-conference-maja-essebo - 2026-06-05

The WCMM Fireside Chat is a series of articles dedicated to showcasing the remarkable work of researchers within and around the Lund Wallenberg Centre for Molecular Medicine (WCMM). Our goal is to encourage collaboration, communication, and inspiration among the scientific community by highlighting innovative research, breakthrough discoveries, and the people driving these advancements. In this mo

https://www.wcmm.lu.se/article/wcmm-fireside-chat-wcmm-fusion-co-organisers-carolina-and-elin - 2026-06-07

Generative AI is quickly changing the way we work, learn and create knowledge. To address this development, a new AI policy has been developed to provide employees and students with guiding principles on how to use the technology in a responsible, ethical and transparent manner. What does the policy entail?The policy states that generative AI is to assist, not replace, users’ skills and creativity

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/new-ai-policy-provide-guidance - 2026-06-06

The Lund University Conference on Teaching and Learning took place in Forum Medicum last week. During the conference, experiences and challenges in teaching were discussed. Do you want to become a teacher or develop your pedagogical skills? Apply for a course in higher education pedagogy. The Lund University Conference on Teaching and Learning is arranged every two years and is a collaboration bet

https://www.intramed.lu.se/en/article/take-course-teaching-and-learning-higher-education-spring - 2026-06-05

They study homeownership while ageing - how health and economic factors incentivize or disincentivize relocation: protocol for a mixed methods project in Sweden. CASE-researchers are current with an article published in JMIR Research Protocols, that describes the AGE-HERE project, aiming to develop knowledge of the relationship between health and economic factors that incentivize or disincentivize

https://www.case.lu.se/en/article/how-health-and-economic-factors-incentivize-or-disincentivize-relocation - 2026-06-07

Ny Open Access-policy vid LU I förra veckan beslutade rektor om LU:s nya Open Access-policy för publikationer och konstnärliga verk. Förslaget var på remiss under hösten och har under våren diskuterats i Forskningsnämnden. Vid rektorssammanträdet den 17 juni beslutades policyn. Länk till publicerade rektorsbeslut: Förteckningar över rektorsbeslut Nationell färdplan för öppen vetenskap SUHF har un

https://www.lub.lu.se/internt/artikel/nyhetsbrev-juni-augusti-e-media-och-vetenskaplig-kommunikation - 2026-06-07

From the vice-chancellor blog: Intensive work is being carried out on how we can open doors for Ukraine at the EU and national levels and at Lund University. Here, we are looking at all possibilities to enable us to take in students, academics and researchers who need to leave their country or will need to study or conduct research in their homeland in the future. We are working according to short

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/war-ukraine-affects-and-concerns-us-all-working-free-academia-and-democracy-more-important-ever - 2026-06-05

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/honorary-doctors-named-faculty-medicine - 2026-06-07

Den här artikeln är över 5 år gammal, och informationen kan därför vara inaktuell. Efter disputationen väntar ett yrkesliv för forskaren som mer eller mindre ofrivillig entreprenör, menar historikern David Larsson Heidenblad. Han skriver om vikten av att fokusera på vad man gör och göra det väl – oavsett om det hjälper till att betala hyran eller inte. ’ Den som ger sig in på den akademiska banan

https://www.lu.se/artikel/gasttyckaren-hitta-balansen-mellan-vad-du-gor-och-vad-du-far-betalt - 2026-06-06

Svenska universitet och lärosäten fördömer våldet i Iran där säkerhetsstyrkor bland annat skjutit skarpt mot protesterande studenter. Samarbete och utbyte med iranska universitet, forskare och studenter kan därför vara prekärt. Det menar Karin Aggestam och Ronny Berndtsson vid Centrum för Mellanösternstudier, CMES. Karin Aggestam är föreståndare för CMES och koordinator för det strategiska forskni

https://www.lu.se/artikel/forskningssamarbete-med-iran-langt-ifran-sjalvklart - 2026-06-06

Den här artikeln är över 5 år gammal, och informationen kan därför vara inaktuell. The Afrint research group and Development Geography in Lund warmly welcome you to the 15th Development Research Day: End hunger and achieve food security by 2030 Date: Thursday November 10, 2016. Time:  9.30-17.00 | Geocenter I, Sölvegatan 12, LUNDThe Development Research Day is an annual event at Lund University br

https://www.keg.lu.se/artikel/15th-development-research-day-end-hunger-and-achieve-food-security-2030 - 2026-06-07

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. From despair to transformation: evidence-backed ways to think and act on the nature crisis. Looking at the bigger pictureThe UN Intergovernmental Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) has just published a global assessment of the state of nature, ecosystems and nature's contributions to people. Compi

https://www.lucsus.lu.se/article/lucsus-research-biodiversity-comment-ipbes-global-assessment-report - 2026-06-05

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. By blocking a protein, VDAC1, in the insulin-producing beta cells, it is possible to restore their normal function in case of type 2 diabetes. In preclinical experiments, the researchers behind a new study have also shown that it is possible to prevent the development of the disease. The findings are published in the

https://www.ludc.lu.se/article/new-discovery-restores-insulin-cell-function-type-2-diabetes - 2026-06-07

Den här artikeln är över 5 år gammal, och informationen kan därför vara inaktuell. Tisdagen den 30 oktober arrangeras seminariet ”Forskning och framsteg inom naturvetenskapen”. Arrangör är naturvetenskapliga fakulteten vid Lunds universitet tillsammans med FoU Skola vid Kommunförbundet Skåne. Seminariet är ett nytt samarbete och innehåller inspirationsföreläsningar om ny forskning och nya upptäckt

https://www.lu.se/artikel/naturvetenskapliga-upptackter-ska-inspirera-skolan - 2026-06-05